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Consumer Driven Care 2017 and Beyond
Quote
  “As the [premium] rates rise, the healthier people pull out because the out-of-pocket costs aren't worth it,”
 
 
-Mark Bertolini, CEO, Aetna

 
Factoid
 

Gallup conducted a survey to see what percentage of Americans were dissatisfied with their healthcare costs. 42% of the survey participants reported that they were dissatisfied with the cost of their healthcare. Those least dissatisfied with the cost paid for their healthcare were those covered by Medicare or Medicaid at 29%. As opposed to uninsured at 62% and those with private insurance at 48%.

Excerpted from: Gallup, December, 2016

 
Public Exchanges News
  Federal Court Keeps Insurance Carrier's ACA Claim Alive
National Law Journal, January 11, 2017
 
 
  ObamaCare enrollment hits 11.5M for 2017
The Hill, January 10, 2017
 
 
  MNsure reports record enrollment of 100,000-plus
Star Tribune, January 9, 2017
 
 
  HealthCare.gov ends 2016 with 8.8 million 2017 customers
Life Health Pro, January 5, 2017
 
 
  ACA Penalties Force Hospitals To Stop Readmitting Patients
Science 2.0, December 26, 2016
 
 
 
Private Exchanges News
HealthPass to Offer CareConnect Health Insurance Plans to Small Businesses
Market Wired, January 5, 2017
 
Eversource shifting thousands of retirees to private health insurance
Boston Globe, December 22, 2016
 
 
 
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